Research Article

Protective Effects of Astragaloside IV on Uric Acid-Induced Pancreatic β-Cell Injury through PI3K/AKT Pathway Activation

Figure 6

Wortmannin reduced the effect of AS-IV on insulin secretion in UA-stimulated Min6 cells. Min6 cells were stimulated with UA and AS-IV/wortmannin, as well as low or high concentrations of glucose. Cells were divided into two groups: UA + 25 μmol/l AS-IV and UA ± 25 μmol/l AS-IV ± 100 nM wortmannin. The production of insulin in six groups was calculated using the GSIS assay. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Differences between groups were estimated using the unpaired Student's t-test. vs. UA + AS-IV-25.